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TaoBum Mod to Dalai Lama it's a demotion.

I am simply stating why copyright material is not allowed on here. There is no distinction around the source material be it Buddhist, Taoist or whatever. Illegal links to pdfs of copyright material of any kind are not allowed.

If there's a vacancy I'm prepared to fill in (providing there's perks).

Oh please ... it's a Taobums rule no copyright material ... a rule created by Sean himself. Nothing to do with Tibetan Buddhism.

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With deep sadness and gratitude for his teachings, we share the news that Shamar Rinpoche passed away suddenly on June 11, 2014, in Renchen-Ulm, Germany. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shamar-Rinpoche/590784934341571 ... very sad and a bit of a shock.

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Interview with Sharmapa Rinpoche. http://www.shamarpa.org/learning-to-see/

TBs is a conversation between a varied group of people with a shared interest in Taoism and cultivation generally. To become a member there are some hurdles to prove that you are genuine and not a sock puppet or a spammer but other wise the membership is open. Anyone who wants to join, can join. You have to sign up to the rules ... which I see as 'no insult plus' - which goes beyond just expletives directed at others to include belittling and denigrating others. Then there is something else, what I see as a safety net, the proviso against denigrating other life styles, gender, race and so on. In the past this has been in the background to prevent the board falling into extreme racism, misogyny and so on. Its never been the main focus of moderation but really just a restraint on the worst threads which usually end up in the Pit. Its probably not enough as has been suggested recently and some want the mod team to be stronger on this. But there is a problem. If you were to go into the high street of where ever you live and drag in 100 people and ask them questions, you would get 100 different views on race and gender equality. Some racist, some not, some unexamined received values and so on. Then tell those 100 people to all chat with each other as they wish. If you listen in then you will hear some things you don't like. So the question is at what point to you step in and chuck some of those people out? And what is the purpose of doing this? Is it better to stop conversations which veer into racism or is it better to let the other speakers convince them that the views they hold are wrong, only acting if it gets really nasty? Is dialogue part of the solution? Or part of the problem? TBs moderation has never been based on content because we do not want to censor content. It has been based on conduct. To make TBs 'safe' do we need to moderate more on content? Should we be editing posts which go beyond what's held acceptable or not? And what about disputes over systems and practice? Should we be stepping in where this happens? Should the sub forums, Taoist and Buddhist be more strictly moderated? Do you want us to filter, sort and control ideas freely expressed? And at what point does this turn into a 'Nanny State' where the moderators have a watching brief to steer, direct and control the conversations? We moderate mostly by consent. Most people when asked will self edit and also check their own posts for rule breaks before posting. This is because they generally accept the rules and the need for them, or at least acknowledge the need to have some rules for intelligent conversation. So the TBs membership really need to decide where the lines are drawn.

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Click on Deci Belle screen name to go to profile. Then click on 'topics'. First make some popcorn and soft drink of your choosing ... making sure you have a few days spare.

Congrats.

How about the Yoni Palace then ...

Can we have two new spaces called : The Yoni Tent The Lingham Lodge .... ok only joking

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tTG2TBu8kk

Not really ... if rank is assigned to the lines of a hexagram the fifth line is the ruler and top the sage. The bottom is the people. This is Confucian for sure but its not western

Oooops sorry I thought the first comma was a decimal point!!!!

That's your IQ

201! ... oh shit ... never mind ...

Just been reading about the Xing Ming Gui Zhi and found this in the intro: So its not just TBs has these problems

Ok yes that makes sense. Stephen Karcher in his book Total I ching (Myths for Change) says the ji gua which he calls the 'Relating Figure' is not always the future, it can be one of number of things which are to do with how the subject (the questioner) relate to the primary hex. eg. - future potential -over riding concerns -a warning -a goal -a desired outcome -a past situation which has brought you to the present situation so you cannot rely on the ida that the primary hex leads in time to the transform hex. Its more subtle than that. The best way, I think, to approach this is, to read the transform hex post, see what image(s) it evokes, then try to relate the key idea behind those images back to yourself or whoever it is you may be asking the oracle for. Try to feel what the questioner is bringing to the situation which might have an impact on how everything works out.